I prepared all samples, conducted fluorescence spectroscopy experiments, bacterial growth evaluation, and antibacterial assays, including experimental design, execution, and data analysis Mr. Tun Naw Sut assisted with quartz crystal microbalance-dissipation experiments, and I designed and interpreted the experimental results Ms. Soohyun Park assisted with fluorescence microscopy experiments and data organization, and I designed and interpreted the experimental results Chapter 5 is published substantially as Valle-González, E.
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